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Mice Poke

The Harp Mice Poke is a nose-poke peripheral for the Behavior board. It detects pokes with an infrared beam, drives onboard cue LEDs, and controls a solenoid valve for reward delivery.

"Mice Poke With Water Valve"

Key Features

  • Infrared beam poke detection.
  • Control of 2 onboard LEDs, with the option of connecting an external LED.
  • 12 V solenoid valve control for reward delivery.

Ports

  • RJ45 connector: Connects to a Behavior board poke port with a straight-through cable for direct control.
  • Screw terminals: Alternative interface for operating the Mice Poke with other external devices. Contains the following pins:
    • 1x 5V supply (+5V)
    • 3x Ground (GND)
    • 1x External LED drive (LED)
    • 1x Infrared detector output (IR_PHT)
    • 1x Infrared emitter (IR_LED)
    • 1x Digital Input / Output (DIO1)
    • 1x 12 V solenoid valve
    • 1x solenoid valve return
Note

Depending on the hardware version, some of the ports above may be different. Always check the printed label on the PCB.

Hardware

Version Compatible Behavior Notes
1.4 > 1.0
  • Update valve footprint
  • Increased LED resistor
1.3 > 1.0
  • To document
1.2 > 1.0
  • To document

Assembled units are available from the Open Ephys store, or build your own using the hardware design files in the Mice Poke repository.

Note

Three variants are available from the Open Ephys store, choose the right variant for your needs:

  • OEPS-3007 - PCB only
  • OEPS-3008 - Includes mice poke enclosure, no water valve
  • OEPS-3010 - Includes mice poke enclosure and water valve

Last updated with:
Hardware v2.1
Firmware v3.3
Bonsai Package v0.2

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